Tuesday, April 26, 2016

On the morning of Nov. 7, 1960, the Secret Service’s detail that would begin guarding John F. Kennedy if he was declared winner of the previous day’s presidential election got word that experts felt Kennedy would take a close victory (at the time, the Secret Service did not guard presidential candidates unless they were already president or vice-president).So the agents left their motel in Hyannis Port on Cape Cod and headed for the Kennedy compound where they would begin guarding the president-elect and his family. Assigned the job of driving the new fully-equipped white Lincoln that would become the presidential car was Forrest Guthrie, an Alabama native who had spent eight years in the Secret Service, the last three at the White House.Forrest went on to serve seven U.S. Presidents (Forrest Guthrie center of photo with JFK)

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

GERALD BLAINE had the privilege of serving three U.S. presidents as a Special Agent of the Secret Service on the White House detail. After his resignation following John F. Kennedy’s assassination, he embarked on a career path as an expert in high-level corporate security. He retired in 2003 and now lives in Colorado with his wife of more than fifty years.

LISA McCUBBIN is an award winning journalist who has worked for three major television news networks. In the aftermath of the attacks on 9/11, McCubbin provided compelling reports as a foreign correspondent in Saudi Arabia. She currently splits her time between the Middle East and Colorado.

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